Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 February 1961
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI
Registration Number: MM52-6011
Location: Luluabourg –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Accident
A single engine failure resulted in the crash of an aircraft in Luluabourg, which has since been renamed Kananga.A single engine failure resulted in the crash of an aircraft in Luluabourg, which has since been renamed Kananga.
Description
Number one engine failure; crashed. The city of Luluabourg is now called Kananga.
Primary Cause
Single engine failureSingle engine failureShare on:
